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A town of 6,790 in Morbihan, Brittany.
Ploeren does the important things well, at a cost. Its best grade is for schools: bac results 2.3 points above the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate. The drawback is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is weaker too (C−): 58% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. All told, that adds up to a B+ overall, better than nearly three quarters of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #23 of 54 in Morbihan.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Ploeren does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Ploeren with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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Ploeren has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 2020.
2.6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ploeren.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Results rank its schools #27 of 62 in Morbihan. At the general lycée, 100% of 72 candidates passed the bac, 3 points above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Jean Baptiste PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 69 | 100%+3 pts |
| Lycée Saint-Joseph - La Salle PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 72 | 100%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Morbihan can expect 85.4 years and a boy 79.2 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 494 deaths in Ploeren from 2016 to 2025; there were 417, 16% fewer. For a family doctor, residents of Ploeren can choose among 4 GPs.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Of the homes sold, 76% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 226 homes were sold in Ploeren. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €11.97/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,333/m² | 171 |
| Apartments | €3,370/m² | 55 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Ploeren has 1,950 jobs for 2,950 working residents, 0.7 per worker. At the census, 4.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Morbihan’s towns (9.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 9.3%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 16th century. Before 1919: that is when 2.6% of homes were built.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 4.2 violent offenses and 15.7 graded property crimes a year. The 2025 count: 146 offenses in Ploeren. In 2025, burglary led the graded crimes in the town.
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery and vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 3.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
16% are under 15, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Morbihan’s towns (15%). Those 65 and older account for 21% of residents. Ploeren has a median age of 47.5 years.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Morbihan 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Ploeren | Morbihan median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.8% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Morbihan median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, family days out and other places to visit in and near Ploeren. Best known first.
Ploeren has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Béléan: Photo: Rosescreen · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ploeren yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
It grades B for safety, #37 of 54 in Morbihan. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 60 burglaries and 31 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A, better than 88% of compared French towns and #27 of 62 in Morbihan. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
By type: houses €3,333/m² (171 sales), apartments €3,370/m² (55 sales). Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.30/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Ploeren grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Morbihan, Brittany
Ploeren is a commune of 6,790 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Golfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.